COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0701374dc
Reference Number:
Tregaskis R183558.10
Image Title:
Copenhagen binding
Series Title:
Tregaskis Bindings Collection
Parent Work Title:
Tale of King Florus and the fair Jehane
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Peterson, Imm.
Creator Role:
Binder
Date Created:
1893-1894
Publication Details:
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press
Volume:
10
Page/Sheet:
Upper & lower covers
Image Sequence Number:
010
Description:
Copenhagen Binding: Inlaid morocco, raised bands. Lettered on back. On the upper cover a decorative portrait of the Fair Jehane, in a black circle, on a blue ground. Above the circle are two white doves, and in the lower corners white narcissus sprays. Beneath the portrait is the name Jehane, supported by two black dragons, in a panel of red and black fillets. The figure of the Fair Jehane, and the ornaments surrounding the dragons, have been executed in pin gilding. An architectural border, springing from the lower panel, encloses the upper part of the design. The whole of this elaborate design is exquisitely inlaid in thirteen coloured leathers, calf and morocco, the lines of the junction being covered by the gold tooling. On the lower cover a diaper of crowned F's and J's, surmounted by a conventional border. Doublure of dove-covered calf, powdered with fleurs-de-lys and dots, silk end-leaves of the same colour and leather joints. Commissioned by James & Mary Lee Tregaskis.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Creation Site:
Denmark: Hovedstaden: Copenhagen
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Facsimile of the 1894 Exhibition Catalogue in the Tregaskis Centenery Exhibition Catalogue, Designer Bookbinders, London 1994
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-12-01
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2007-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Copenhagen binding
